Table 2 Linear Mixed-Effects (LME) model to study anti-gSG6-P1 response according to age, gender, seasonality, vector control, location and Plasmodium falciparum infection

Fixed effects

 Intercept

0.57 (0.09)

0.0000

0.36 (0.06)

0.0000

 Age (months)

  3 (n = 133)

–

–

–

–

  6 (n = 133)

0.184 (0.024)

0.0000

0.081 (0.025)

0.0117

  9 (n = 133)

0.289 (0.025)

0.0000

0.110 (0.026)

0.0000

  12 (n = 133)

0.327 (0.026)

0.0000

0.152 (0.026)

0.0000

 Season

  Dry season 1

–

–

–

–

  Dry season 2

0.57 (0.09)

0.1445

-0.001 (0.028)

0.9561

  Rain season 1

0.57 (0.09)

0.3689

-0.040 (0.044)

0.3590

  Rain season 2

0.57 (0.09)

0.7927

-0.029 (0.030)

0.3218

 Vector control

  No ITN

–

–

–

–

  ITN

−0.075 (0.025)

0.0037

−0.023 (0.027)

0.3904

 Plasmodium prevalence

  Not infected

–

–

–

–

  Infected

0.016 (0.064)

0.8084

0.089 (0.068)

0.1943

 Plasmodium density

0.031 (0.011)

0.0065

0.031 (0.010)

0.0037

 Entomological risk of exposure

−0.003 (0.004)

0.4677

0.009 (0.005)

0.0578

Random effects

 Village level

0.074 (0.045)

–

0.091 (0.086)

–

 Individual level

0.241(0.183)

–

0.157 (0.202)

–